Humanists in the Hood: Unapologetically Black, Feminist, and Heretical

Written by Sikivu Hutchinson

Narrated by Ella Turenne

Feminism and atheism are “dirty words” that Americans across the political spectrum love to debate—and hate. Throw them into a blender and you have a toxic brew that supposedly defies decency, respectability, and Americana. Add an “unapologetically” Black critique to the mix and it’s a deal-breaking social taboo. Putting gender at the center of the equation, progressive “Religious Nones” of color are spearheading an anti-racist, social justice humanism that disrupts the “colorblind” ethos of European American atheist and humanist agendas, which focus principally on church-state separation. These critical interventions build on the lived experiences and social histories of segregated Black and Latinx communities that are increasingly under economic siege. In this context, Hutchinson makes a valuable and necessary call for social justice change in a polarized climate where Black women’s political power has become a galvanizing national force.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Sikivu Hutchinson
• Release date: Jul 21, 2020
• ISBN: 9781662227394

Sikivu Hutchinson

Sikivu Hutchinson is the author of Imagining Transit: Race, Gender, and Transportation Politics in Los Angeles (Lang, 2003), Moral Combat: Black Atheists, Gender Politics, and the Values Wars (Infidel Books, 2011), Godless Americana: Race and Religious Rebels (Infidel Books, 2013), the novel White Nights, Black Paradise (2015), on Black Women, Peoples Temple and the Jonestown massacre and Humanists in the Hood: Unapologetically Black, Feminist, and Heretical (Pitchstone, 2020). She is also the author of the plays Grinning Skull, Narcolepsy Inc, and White Nights, Black Paradise

Reviews for Humanists in the Hood

[Lee · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Incredible and Amazing work! I want more from this author!